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Dr. Fred Frye
Years of recreational athletics and the demands of a career in pediatrics left him with fragile knees, a bad back and a tender shoulder.
Now, rejuvenated by an exercise program . . . Dr. Fred Frye is reclaiming his fitness - and his posture - an inch or so at a time.
Frye has taken his competitive personality and applied it to Monday, Wednesday and Friday workouts at Gill's Fitness in Mission Valley.
With his personal trainers applying customized, hands-on resistance for strengthening and stretching, Frye is, indeed, reaching new heights.
Now, rejuvenated by an exercise program . . . Dr. Fred Frye is reclaiming his fitness - and his posture - an inch or so at a time.
Frye has taken his competitive personality and applied it to Monday, Wednesday and Friday workouts at Gill's Fitness in Mission Valley.
With his personal trainers applying customized, hands-on resistance for strengthening and stretching, Frye is, indeed, reaching new heights.
-San Diego Union Tribune
He's a retired attorney who, despite debilitating injuries and a hip replacement, computes handicaps in golf strokes, not physical impairments.
"One doctor told me that within six months I might not be able to walk," said Ron Svalstad, whose physical setbacks also include the removal of a kidney and surgery on a torn meniscus.
Working with Gill's Fitness, he's overcome the results of severe atrophy that forced him to walk with crutches and made golf an impossible dream.
Svalstad has returned to the links after a year's absence and worked up to three days a week.
"I'm hitting the ball farther than ever," he said.
"One doctor told me that within six months I might not be able to walk," said Ron Svalstad, whose physical setbacks also include the removal of a kidney and surgery on a torn meniscus.
Working with Gill's Fitness, he's overcome the results of severe atrophy that forced him to walk with crutches and made golf an impossible dream.
Svalstad has returned to the links after a year's absence and worked up to three days a week.
"I'm hitting the ball farther than ever," he said.
Ron Svalstad
-San Diego Union Tribune
Ockenfels, a free-lance sound engineer, knew he needed exercise.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 12 years ago, he had seen his mobility progressively decline.
A regimen of resistance exercise devised by Jonathan Gill, the founder of Gill's Fitness, who routinely accommodates clients with limitations, has given him renewed strength, mobility and endurance.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 12 years ago, he had seen his mobility progressively decline.
A regimen of resistance exercise devised by Jonathan Gill, the founder of Gill's Fitness, who routinely accommodates clients with limitations, has given him renewed strength, mobility and endurance.
Mark Ockenfels
-San Diego Union Tribune
Marty Palecki, to her credit as a 50-something female, has nothing against curves.
At least not the figure-firming kind she's been cultivating during a regular workout regimen. Where she draws the line is that C-shaped, 70-degree misalignment of her spine, defined as scoliosis. "It hurt to the point I was bent over," she said.
Fortunately, Palecki is talking past tense these days. The head-to-toe strengthening and stretching program she eased into just under a year ago, under the hands-on supervision of Jonathan Gill and the staff of Gill's Fitness, seems to be working.
At least not the figure-firming kind she's been cultivating during a regular workout regimen. Where she draws the line is that C-shaped, 70-degree misalignment of her spine, defined as scoliosis. "It hurt to the point I was bent over," she said.
Fortunately, Palecki is talking past tense these days. The head-to-toe strengthening and stretching program she eased into just under a year ago, under the hands-on supervision of Jonathan Gill and the staff of Gill's Fitness, seems to be working.
Marty Palecki
-San Diego Union Tribune
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Everyone needs a Gill's Fitness Trainer. Click on these links to see what the experts are saying about strength training:
~An AARP article reports that to prevent Alzheimer's Disease, 'Exercise is number one,' says Rudolph Tanzi, director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. 'What seems to happen is, during exercise, the brain turns on the enzymes that break down the amyloid,' he says, 'so for prevention, I think the strongest data comes with physical exercise.'”
~The trainers at Gill's Fitness are superb at improving your balance. According to the CDC, over 95% of hip fractures are caused by falls. Gill's Fitness will strengthen your bones and increase you balance and coordination - reducing the risk of injury from falling.
~According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, there are two types of exercises that are important for building and maintaining bone density: weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises. 2-3 days of muscle strengthening exercises are recommended to prevent osteoporosis.
~Golf Digest reports that "When most people think of the core, they think of those mighty rectus abdominus muscles responsible for a six-pack stomach and a stable golf swing. But when it comes to the rotational aspects of your swing, the obliques play a key role, too. In fact, if these muscles on the sides of your stomach are weak, you'll really struggle to make solid contact with the ball."
Every sport, not just golf, requires strong oblique muscles. Gill's Fitness trainers know how to strengthen all the muscles of your "core" in the most effective manner, and without causing back pain.
~Studies show that your body can burn extra calories even while resting if an individual trains with the the Gill's Fitness methodology. Total body eccentric training can raise resting metabolic rate by about 9%. If you have weight loss goals, you should call Gill's Fitness!
Gill's Fitness offers appointments Monday through Friday, 5:00am to 7:00pm
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